I could not get my fill of looking. There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment.

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.

The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.

If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.

It was one of those perfect fall days when the air is cool enough to wake you up but the sun is also kissing your face.

There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute